These are only a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. Colossians 2:17 Priests have been joking for years about how people flock to church during Holy Week for the services where they get a “gift.” They come Palm Sunday for the palm, Holy Wednesday […]
Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery This pandemic is not a chance occurrence allowed by God, but a sign of the times; it is a fruit of Divine indignation, as man is doing not what is natural, what is reasonable, but what is absurd and abnormal. Imagine how […]
“The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship Him. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4: 23-24 Good morning Prayer Team! It’s […]
O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! Psalm 95:6 Good morning Prayer Team! As we prepare for Holy Week, we will each make decisions on which services to “virtually” attend this year. Here are some suggestions: There are six discernably […]
But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) He entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves […]
Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian After those who entered the ancient Church had been baptized, the whole of their life was imbued with the sacred desire for Holy Communion. The places of worship, especially the catacombs, were full of allegorical symbols of the heavenly nourishment of the faithful. Images of the […]
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who in every respect has been tempted as […]
George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki The progression from the first Sunday in Lent, which is dedicated to Orthodoxy, to the second Sunday, which is dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas is of double significance: on the one hand it extends the […]
And, “Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands; they will perish, but Thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But Thou art the […]
And as they sailed, Jesus fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in danger. And they went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; […]
Christians worldwide are now in Great Lent and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) creates challenges and concerns. We have received many inquires on how to approach church services and Communion. How often should we take Holy Communion? “The Church has faced such challenges in the past – even devastating plagues. Today, we […]
Archbishop Luke of Crimea (the Surgeon) And today, the heretics are telling us precisely the same thing. They have the nerve to call our icons idols and us idolaters. They have cheek for anything. Let me tell you about an incident that happened recently in a town in Siberia. […]